A neurosecretory system consists of neurons that have the specialised function to produce and secrete hormones, and that constitutes, in whole or i...

Viruses that produce tumors are defined as oncogenic viruses. These include: Papovaviridae; Papillomavirus (some); Herpesviridae Lymphocryptovirus ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by an insidious onset with slowing of emotional and voluntary movement, muscular rigidity, postural abnor...

This book presents new and important research on precancerous conditions. A precancerous condition is a disease, syndrome, or finding that, if left...

Short-term memory, sometimes referred to as "primary", "working" or "active" memory, is said to hold a small amount of information for about 20 sec...

In many transduction processes, an increasing number of enzymes and other molecules become engaged in the events that proceed from the initial stim...

Targeted cancer therapies have revolutionised the therapeutic management of many neoplasms, modifying patients' prognosis and overall survival. The...

The pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases is multifaceted, and the complexity of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options associated with these dise...

Low-grade glioma (LGG) (grade 2 or G2G) is a brain infiltrative neoplasia, often invading cortical and subcortical functional structures, while dis...

Cancer is a group of different diseases (more than 100) characterised by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer can arise in many...

Tuberculosis, the disease that the World Health Organization has recently declared a global emergency, was supposedly defeated by antibiotics half ...

This book presents recent and significant research from around the world dedicated to brain hypoxia-ischemia which is a disorder characterised by a...

The brain is omnipresent in bodily functions. Its vast array of responsibilities includes the regulation of all physical movements, memory, learnin...

Macular degeneration is diagnosed as either dry (non-neovascular) or wet (neovascular). Neovascular refers to growth of new blood vessels in an are...

This book aims to become a useful tool in the field of gynaecological oncology providing the most up-to-date research on non-epithelial ovarian tum...

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has shown, in the last two decades, to be an essential ventilatory management modality for treatment of patients wit...

This book presents current research in the study of non-pharmacological treatment proposed in dementia care. Topics discussed include cognitive sti...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of non-small cell lung cancer. Topics discussed include the preclinical and clinica...

Contains the proceedings of a colloquium on non-ulcer dyspepsia. The papers examine pathophysiological and therapeutic approaches to the condition.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, represents a spectrum of pathologic liver histologic findings ranging from the simple accumulation of ...

This book begins by discussing in detail the main non-alcoholic steatohepatitis symptoms, risk factors and treatments to elucidate relevant issues ...

At the beginning of the 21st century, understanding the brain has become one of the final frontiers of science. Hailed as the ‘most complex object ...

In this book the authors analyse the circadian characteristics of autonomic cardiac control in norm and in pathology through the indices of heart r...

This book is a contemporary statement of what is known about morphological development of the normal and abnormal human nervous system and puts int...